wꜣḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *wrḳ-.[1] Cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraq- (green).

Pronunciation

(adjective:)

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwaːʀicʼ//ˈwaːʀitʼ//ˈwoːʔətʼ/

Noun

 m

  1. papyrus stem (with an umbel)
  2. symbol of Lower Egypt

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Noun

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) a papyriform column or pillar

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Noun

 m

  1. offspring, generally in reference to the king as son of a god or Horus as son of Osiris

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Noun


 m

  1. a papyrus-stem-shaped amulet conveying freshness and vigour

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Noun


 m

  1. malachite

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Noun


 m

  1. the happy or fortunate

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Noun


 m

  1. green plants in general

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Noun

 m

  1. grain

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Verb


 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) green
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) fresh
  3. (intransitive) to thrive, to flourish

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Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (ouōt)

Adjective


  1. green
  2. fresh
  3. thriving, vigorous

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See also

Colors in Egyptian ·


(jwnw) (layout · text)
basic colors             
(ḥḏ)
            
(km)
                

(dšr)
                

(wꜣḏ)
nonbasic colors         


(qnjt)
            
(ḫsbḏ)
        


(jrtjw)

References

  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31–32
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